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		<title>Phoenix mayor takes shot at Trump over housing, homelessness grants</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:13:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2023-15/gallego-annual-address-4.12.2023-cr-katya-schwenk-dscf0454-e1776970942479.webp" alt="kate gallego" />After allocating federal money to housing and unhoused shelters, Kate Gallego noted that Trump wants to ax that funding.]]></description>
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		<title>6 Arizona bills that could actually make a dent in the housing crisis</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:43:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/02/Arizona-House-Construction-Getty.jpg" alt="a home under construction" />Arizona lacks enough housing, and what it does have is too expensive. State lawmakers might actually do something about it.]]></description>
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		<title>The Valley eviction crisis continued at a historic clip in 2025</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Video: Phoenix councilmember goes on rant about the homeless</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/Jim-Waring.png" alt="jim waring" />Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council voted to curb harm reduction activities. But before that, Jim Waring delivered a screed.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix City Council candidate says ‘homeless belong in jail’</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2024-39/matt-evans.webp" alt="Matt Evans" />Matt Evans is running for a north Phoenix city council district. Comments like the one he made Tuesday won't help.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix homelessness is set to surge thanks to Trump, experts say</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:35:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2022-33/the-zone-homeless-encampment-2-mh.webp" alt="Phoenix homelessness is set to surge thanks to Trump, experts say" />Due to Trump cuts, “the whole country is bracing for the biggest humanitarian crisis you’ve ever seen,” one expert says.]]></description>
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		<title>Phoenix cops have a new policy: Don’t harass homeless people</title>
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					<dc:creator>Zach Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:18:21 -0700</pubDate>
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